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General First nameSamuel Hazard
LastnameGillespie
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1877-12-16
Place of birthTarrytown, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Date of death1957-12-01
Place of deathMorristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America


About

Enlisted, November 25, 1901, in Troop 1, Squadron A Cavalry, New York City. Served thru the ranks and commissioned, 2nd Lieutenant, Cavalry, July 1, 1912, promoted 1st Lieutenant, July 22, 1913.

Mustered-in for service on the Mexican Border with Troop A, Squadron A Cavalry, June 30, 1916, New York City. Squadron A Cavalry returned from the border, December 23, 1916 and mustered out of border service, at the Squadron A Armory,December 28, 1916, New York. Discharged from Squadron A Cavalry, Feb. 3, 1917.

Served with his brothers in Squadron A Cavalry, John T 1899 - 1904 and Louis P 1897 - 1901 and brother in law Trowbridge Marston.

World War 1, he help organized a battalion of the New Jersey National Guard.

World War 2, served with the War Department as a specialist in transportation.

Career, partner, L. C. Gillespie, export & import firm

NY Times, Dec. 2, 1957, page 27, obituary & death notice

( research credit linda robinson )

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Archive statistics Career1899 - 1910
Tournament wins0
Matches13
Match wins5


Tournaments British Columbia Championship - 1910 New Jersey State Championships - 1907 US International Indoor Championships - 1900 New Jersey State Championships - 1900 New York Metropolitan Championships - 1900 Middle States Championships - 1899 New Jersey State Championships - 1899 New York Metropolitan Championships - 1899